Total Crime Rate

236.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.7 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cecil Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Road (NW9 5EL) in the last 12 months was 236.2 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (NW9 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hyde, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranesbill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needleman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needleman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joslin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nobel Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guardian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needleman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hyde —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Zenith Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Colin Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ajax Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charcot Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colindale Avenue —
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Data Sources

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